PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — A Prestonsburg man is facing a long list of charges, including drug trafficking and evidence tampering, following a traffic stop early Thursday morning. A Floyd County deputy spotted an SUV at a home that had been the subject of numerous complaints about drug trafficking, then…
Read MoreSHELBIANA, Ky. — Three people were arrested following a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon near Shelbiana. A state trooper pulled over a GMC Sierra for what he said in his report were multiple traffic violations. When he spoke to the driver, identified as Clarence Kilgore, 50, of Ashcamp, he noticed…
Read MoreELKHORN CITY, Ky. – A East Ridge High School student is dead, following a crash Friday morning. Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville received a call at 8:33 a.m. reporting a single vehicle collision had occurred on Route 80 in Elkhorn City. A trooper from Post 9 responded…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. — An Ohio man facing federal drug charges after being arrested in Pike County with a large quantity of meth last year has entered a guilty plea in the case. Pierre Lidge, 25. of Akron, Ohio, was arrested June 5, after Kentucky State Police got a tip from Virginia State Police to…
Read MoreBELFRY, Ky. — A Belfry Elementary custodian who is known affectionately as the “BES Papaw” is a finalist for a statewide award honoring school support staff. Estil Hylton has been with the school for nine years, and his coworkers say he arrives before dawn, routinely stays late and…
Read MorePIKEVILLE, Ky. – Mountain Top Media has named Brittany Rowe as its new sports director. Rowe brings unmatched excitement to her new position. She has served as Assistant Sports Director for Mountain Top Media since January 2023, working alongside former Sport Director Teddy Paynter, who passed away…
Read MorePRESTONSBURG, Ky. — For the second time in a month, a clerk working in Prestonsburg has been accused of using credit card numbers she obtained at work to go on a spending spree. Katie Picklesimer, 38, of Tutor Key, has been employed as a clerk at the King’s Daughters Medical Center clinic on US…
Read MoreGRUNDY, Va. — Police fanned out across Buchanan County on Thursday, armed with arrest warrants for 38 people, 18 of which had been arrested by early evening. The effort was led by Commonwealth’s Attorney Nikki Stiltner and Sheriff Allen Boyd, with support from a number of law enforcement…
Read MoreFALLSBURG, Ky. — Four people are in jail on drug charges, after the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office responded to an overdose call and found meth and heroin. Deputies were called to a discount store at Fallsburg, where a man was said to be overdosing in the parking lot. While they were on…
Read MoreWHITESBURG, Ky. — Police searching for a wanted woman found her and arrested her friend too, after allegedly finding them with a large amount of meth. Breanna Jean Hall, 24, of Jenkins, was wanted for flagrant nonsupport and Whitesburg Police got a tip Tuesday afternoon that she could be found…
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